d.c.'s 295 no complaints. a look at construction in northeast d.c. i'll have that at 6:12. andrea and mike back to you. >>> thank you, former d.c. mayoral candidate suleiman brown is scheduled to testify before a d.c. council committee investigating hiring practices by the gray administration. brown claims gray campaign aides promised him a job and paid him cash to stay in last year's race and level attacks against then incumbent mayor adrian fenty. surae chinn joins us live from outside the wilson building in northwest with a preview of what is a much anticipated meeting. >> reporter: good morning you have that right. suleiman brown had no problems speaking before, he was out spoken when he was abruptly fired making claims that he was paid to attack adrian fenty, then mayoral incumbent candidate. well, then just suddenly he stop talking. >> no comment. >> reporter: but now it's back on again, not by choice, but basically told by a judge last week that he would testify before a d.c. council

the d.c. council. a judge ordered sulaiman brown to testify if after he refused to comment -- after he refused to comply with subpoenas. brown said vincent gray's campaign promised him a job and gave him cash to attack former mayor adrian fenty. >>> a driver is in police custody after a crash still- three people in prince george county appear this happened yesterday morning on indian head highway in oxon hill. police say that an suv branded a mosque killing three in the mazda. the mosque and then struck a tree. charges have yet to be filed. >>> a volcanic eruption in chile has created this slide show. lightning was caught in the cloud of smoke and ash arising from the volcano. hundreds of people living near the volcano were forced to leave their homes, but no reports of injury. >>> 6:14. defense secretary gates is making his final visit to a can stand before his scheduled to retire later this month. he met with troops at a remote base and spoke with abc's diane sawyer about troop withdrawal sc

it's good into southeast d.c.. things look good at6 109 at 270 southbound. >>> 65 degrees outside 5:21. >> dirk nowitzki get the ball with the clock winding down in the nba finals. if you are a mavericks fans, you like except. >> today on "oprah," behind the curtain with a real-life "black swan, 4:00 on abc 7. >>> good morning, washington. you probably saw that the nba finals presumed allies night on abc 7. >> the series was tied at 1. this one went back and forth until the end between miami and dallas. >> lebron james spots the open jumper. >> chris bosh was mr. big shot for the miami heat. he put the miami heat ahead and dirk nowitzki could not convert at the other end. miami takes game three, 88-86. >> it's not a good win or bad wind, it is a win. >> it is a must-win situation. >> games for is tomorrow night again in dallas. >>> the nationals were shut out in game 3. needing a victory on sunday, the offense will come when wilson hit the three-run blast. but the bullpen could not hold it. the game went to extras.

in d.c., the need is great. 40% of young people in washington, d.c. are overweight or obese.erts say one of the major reasons is a lack of access to healthy food options. like many low-income areas there are not many places to get healthy food in the south east washington neighborhood. there are two grocery stores but lots of spots where the food is cheaper, faster, and not very good for you. >> if it's much easier to choose the high-calorie foods because of economic reasons, then it makes sense that's what they're going to do. >> reporter: stepping helps the girls burn about 300 calories per workout. >> i exercise a lot. i don't feel like p.e. is like a punishment. >> reporter: but she also uses the time after school to teach the girls what to eat. there's even some taste testing. >> she taught me that carrots are good with peanut butter. because at first i did not eat carrots at all. >> reporter: getting exercise could be the first crucial step in battling the childhood obesity epidemic. >> thanks to the washington school for girls and dr. hancock. thanks for joining us. >>

was a recruiter for the d.c. falcons and was a mentor to hundred the d.c. youth. -- he was a recruiter. the suspect is behind bars. >>> an announcement in a corruption case involving a prominent d.c. council member. harry thomas is accused of misusing $300,000 of city money for personal purposes. yesterday council members met privately to discuss whether he should keep his chairmanship on the economic development committee. the d.c. attorney general has filed a civil action suits. thomas maintains his innocence. >>> if you have health insurance through your job and you might want to use it as much as possible while you can. >> ahead of his confirmation hearing, leon panetta has news on the defense program. gigi has more from new york. >> good morning. president obama's nominee to succeed robert gates expects difficult sources will have to be made when it comes to reducing defense spending and the federal deficit. in advance of his confirmation hearing, he was asked about the f35 don't strike fighter. he says he supports reducing the aircraft's sustainment c

the d.c. attorney general's office said council member thomas secretly diverted more than $300,000 in city funds meant for baseball programs into companies he controlled. the documents allege he spent nearly $60,000 on this audi suv, but that's not all. he also allegedly racked up more than $20,000 in personal expenses including lavish golf trips to las vegas and pebble beach in california as well as another $10,000 in political material that went out to award five constituents. >> we will seek a judgement in the superior court if we do not settle and let me make clear that settlements often in trouble damage matters are for the actual compensatory damages. >> reporter: investigation dates back to january 2007, that's when thomas took office at the city council and became the president of a non-profit company called team thomas. according to the complaint from 2007 to 2008 he allegedly received more than $80,000 in private donations although he was not licensed to engage in charitable solicita

mayor gray has denied the allegations. >>> a d.c. council member denies allegations that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. >> having to stand here, i was not going to settle on something i did not do. >> the d.c. attorney general's office has filed a civil lawsuit against council member harry thomason jr.. they claim, is used money that was meant for you to place all programs on travel, golf outings, and a luxury suv. the spifbi is also investigating. >>> all. underground cables in the north capitol street. that lost power last tuesday are now repaired. pierce street between the capital and first street will remain closed until tomorrow morning. other streets that were shut down while pepco made repairs are now back open. >>> metro may be putting up a help wanted sign. it wants to add tenorist its escalator and elevators in its division in the coming year. metro would need another 55 workers to really put a longstanding problems to rest with the escalators. >>> 66 degrees outside. >> still to come, back in t

well washington d.c. is the new royalty in america you are a masters and we are the slaves to serve you through taxes obedience and following your regulations and when things start to go a little bit more bad in washington d.c. what they'll do is they'll turn on the screws even harder to the american american people so we're seeing things like five hundred dollars fees here if you cross a white line for a red light ticket they're instituting traffic cameras everywhere the whole goal is you as i mean as i mean american people outside of washington d.c. are not providing enough income to our masters so you know i don't know what the end result will be but maybe there will be a night where americans get fed up with this and will be storming the dates of washington d.c. with pitchforks and do you think that that's really where this will lead and do you think that's the answer i mean what do you think would lead them to change and leave that gap to the bridge to. well you're seeing that all over the world you'

he will face the d.c.council committee this afternoon about these claims and he will reluctantly testify this afternoon. he had refused to testify before on the record until now. after he appeared before a judge last week, efforts to subpoena him, suleiman brown claims he was offered the $110,000 a year job in the department of health care finance if he would help the gray campaign. he says he has phone records to and from the gray campaign and live edges the gray campaign chairman lorraine green and another aide paid brown to attack incumbent candidate adrian fenty. insight into brown's character, a man who has had trouble holding a job in the past. he was an unemployed auditor before gray hired him. he was abruptly fired from the d.c. job for alleged incompetence and according to a background check he was charged with attempted murder in 1988 in cook county, illinois and was found not guilty. he was also charged with assault in new jersey. he denies he impersonated a police officer or that he was had a p

the d.c. attorney general's office alleges that harry thomas moved more than $300,000 that was meant for city children into two of his own companies that he runs. one of those companies and a non-profit group called team tom a another for-profit group run by himself and his wife. it's important to note this investigation dates back to january 2007 and that's when council member thomas took his seat here and that's also when he became the president of the non-profit group and harry thomas telling a very different story this afternoon. he called his own press conference to tell his side. >> i've always maintained that as council member i've done nothing and the council can speak to any of the legal issues i have around this. >> harry thomas, jr., a riefred at the press conference today inside the luxury suv in question. according to this 27-page complaint, the d.c. attorney general's office says council member thomas secretly diverted more than $300,000 in city funds meant for youth baseball pro

it was fired by the d.c. attorney generals office and the civil suit says he got hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his non-profit organization. thomas says it's not so. he denies these accusations and as the journey emphasizes, they are just allegations, not findings. >>> police say a haggerstown man killed his roommate last week and stuffed the body in a bedroom closet for four days. 53 year old darryl hicks is charged with second degree murder being held on $750,000 bond. investigators say hicks admits he stabbed darren pressman last monday in their apartment but he claims he did it because pressman came at him with a knife. pressman's girlfriend found his body after she smelled an odor coming out of his room. >>> police arrested and charged a man in this mornings triple stabbing around 5:30 this morning. a 49 year old woman was killed. two others including the suspect were seriously hurt. investigators believed the knew each other and they are calling it a domestic dispute. >>>

hiring scandal expected to hear before d.c. council committee today. sulaiman brown claims mayor vincent gray's campaign promise him a job and gave him cash to attack former mayor adrian fenty. a judge ordered brown to testify after he refused to comply with subpoenas from the council. >>> some northeast d.c. streets will stay closed as pepco crews repaired underground cables blamed for last week's massive power outage. parts of first street and-- parts of north capitol street will be shut down until rush hour. >>> eastern arizona residents have been forced to evacuate their homes because of this huge wildfire. this is the third largest in state history. there's no containment. it expanded by several thousand acres yesterday. it is 20787 square miles. another one in the past cover 156 square miles. >>> stubbornly high oil prices continue to cripple the airline industry. a big apple events today as a technology company tries to stay on top. >> no more from bloomberg headquarters in new york. >> good morning. apple ceo steve jobs is going to address deve

d.c. council members. the former one-time candidate for mayor set to appear before the committee that is investigating the hiring practices of d.c. mayor vince gray. stacy cohan is outside city hall. let's get the late e. >> reporter: good morning. sulaimon brown has certainly made headlines with his accusations against the gray campaign of all sorts of payoffs and promised jobs. but until now, he has skillfully dodged coming before this council. that ends today. a superior court judge struck a deal in which sulaimon brown has to testify before the council committee today. brown claims that gray paid him cash and that he was promised a city job to continue attacks against adrian fenty. he says that he got that city job which he did land but then was fired after those allegations were made public. >> i'm sort of surprised by this because i hay conversation with mr. brown before of the investigation began. he said he was very happy to do that. didn't need a subpoena. >> and mary cheh talking

d.c.ouncil members are or have recently been under investigation. despite accusations of wrongdoing, one council member told me it's not culture but coinciden coincidence. >> allegations are allegations. fact is fact. >> reporter: with that, harry thomas jr. became the latest council member to declare his innocence. according to the suit, thomas secretly diverted about $300,000 meant for youth baseball programs and spent much of the case playing golf at pebble beach and in vegas. they claim thomas also bought this $60,000 vehicle using the money. d.c. council chair kwame brown wasted no time issuing this statement -- brown himself has been the target of two investigations. he had two luxury suvs at $2,000 a month each. then he was accused of failing to report hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions. yvette alexander is under investigation. the commission is looking into whether she's been misusing her constitue constituents fund. the council stripped this member of his a

d.c.'s attorney general is expected to meccan announcement about the investigation into exactly how d.c. council man harry thomas paid if his personal suv. thomas says he used his own money to buy the audi suv from a company he owned before he became a councilmember. there are questions about whether that company got a sizable payment from his pam pain committee and whether that suv should be reported as a gift or income. >>> some other top stories we're following. d.c. police stepping up patrols on the not tan branch trail after four attacks in the last month. the last one was on wednesday when a suspect useed a taser to try to take down a bicyclist. trouble spot seems to be between new york avenue and rhode island avenue between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. >>> three people were killed in an early morning accident on sunday and police say a drunk driver is to blame. a gray mazda was rear ended on indian head highway around 3:00 sunday morning just south of wilson bridge drive. it

we'll call it 89 from d.c. to new york. lynn, this is just a little warmup by the time we get to thursday. so some area, someone will hit 100 degrees between new york and d.c. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> stocks stumble, apple unveils. and what would you pay for a lunch with the oracle? your business headlines straight ahead. >>> coming up, an nfl star gets a new lease on life. and more bad news for college football's biggest programs. you're on "first look" on msnbc. [ female announcer ] ever wish vegetables didn't taste so vegetably? well, v8 v-fusion juice gives you a full serving of vegetables, plus a full serving of fruit. but it just tastes like fruit. and try our deliciously refreshing v8 v-fusion + tea. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. and here's some top stories making news this morning. one of president obama's top economic advisers, austan goolsbee, chairman of the white house council of economic advisers said yesterday he will leave his post this summer to return to teaching. goolsbee's departur

plus, the d.c. shadow. think that it sets the tests a damper on moving ahead. >> tomorrow could make a bad situation even worse. remember the heat them up get ready for round two this week. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- familynd that loved his tonight to tell us about his before a gunman life.is what thomas was gunned down mckinley thomas -- mckinley high school sunday night. we are outside with the emotional story. >> we spoke to a man who said was at the high-school thing happen.ole he described a busy friday shooting that when the started, it was chaos that turned into tragedy. of rossevastated mother to find thegles express her pain. her son, gunned down by a young man that he allegedly knew, even mentored. >> the guy was constantly shooting him away. >> this witness says that he was friday when the shooting started. the suspect allegedly got into argument with thomas, a semi-pro for a washington,m in d.c.. crawford had unsuccessfully out for that team. bad. brother s

the d.c. bar. we are at the scene. good morning, washington. i am greta kreuz. >> good morning. i am cynne simpson. first, meteorologist adam caskey. >> good morning. >>> heat is on the way. there's a heat wave starting today. it will be in the low 90's this afternoon. near 100 through the next couple days. 61 at dulles airport, 69 at reagan national. dew point levels are still in the upper 50's. not overly humid. low 90's's this afternoon. some increasing clouds, partly cloudy skies. upper 90's tomorrow, record challenging heat for the next couple days. >>> nothing very challenging on the notes. they are working on the inner loop at central avenue. traffic is able to get by relatively unscathed. this is a picture of the beltway traffic at university boulevard. they were working between colesville road and university boulevard on the inner loop. i was seeing flashing lights but they are gone. virginia/95, it's good. looks good in maryland on 95 and across the wilson bridge. quiet is on 270 66,

>>> today we'll learn more about the d.c. mayoral mess. >>> the on going evacuations in a number of states as disaster looms. >>> good morning. thanks for joining us for news 4 today. i'm eun yang. >>> good morning. i'm joe krebs on this monday, the 6th of june. let's take a live look outside. sun is up burning through the haze right now. 65 degrees. still pretty pleasant out there. >>> don't get used to it, right, tom? >> here comes the heat. summer lovers hang on. big heat and humidity mid week. 66 at reagan national. and in arlington county, mid-60s. montgomery county in the 50s to near 60. much of fairfax county in the low 60s, near 60 in prince george's county. near the chesapeake bay, mid-60s. farther west, weather watchers around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, 50s as well as much of the mountain region of west virginia. we have a clear skies over haze in the air. there's the sun up. our nearest star on the eastern horizon from the vantage point of 300 feet up on our tower. right now low to mid-60s in the metro area

mayor vincent gray. >>> the d.c. attorney general is promising to make an announcement in the investigation of councilman harry thomas later today. that is coming up at 11:00 this morning. thomas has been under investigation to find out where he got the money to buy an audi suv. he says he used his money to buy the suv. >>> prince george's county police say alcohol and speed were factors in a crash that killed three people on indian head highway. this happened early sunday morning. this was just south of wilson bridge drive. police say a gmc yukon rear- ended a mazda sending it crashing into a tree. the driver of the mazda was killed along with two other passengers. the driver of the yukon was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. >>> two wildfires in arizona continue to grow this morning. the wallow fire is now 287 square miles making it the third largest fire in that state's history. farther south, the horseshoe 2 blaze as it is called is now the fifth largest in state history. flames threaten more

craig melvin has more in "the 20." >> d.c.'ic schools do not have the same reputation for success as their suburban neighbors, but while parents are being urged to invest in the system, it appears d.c.'s lawmakers do not have the same level of commitment. and choose the private route for their kids. joining suslisa gardner of the "washington examiner." she is 1 of the 20, our list of the 20 people worth following in our community right now on twitter. let's talk about what folks are saying. you've gotten some feedback to this piece you wrote. >> a lot of parents and many people do not want to see any politicians using their children as political pawns. they say school choice is a historic part of d.c. why would anyone with the means send their kids to failing schools. it's widely acknowledged by other observers that these schools aren't going to turn around if the most active parents are, you know, leaving them, shipping their kids across the city to the better schools or enrolling them in private school. >> did any of the coun

learn more at mastercard.com/paypass. >>> a d.c.officer accused of killing his mistress and their baby appeared in court today. that officer is richmond phillips accused of murdering 20-year-old wynetta wright in hillcrest heights park and leaving their 1-year-old child jaylin to die in a hot car. fox 5's paul wagner has the latest developments. >> just before 11:00 last monday night a camera recorded richmond phillips pulling into this hillcrest heights park a few minutes before wynetta wright arrived with her baby. according to an affidavit filed with the court, the two sat on a picnic bench for the better part of seven hours. a little after 6:00 the morning of the 31st the camera records phillips' ford expedition leaving the parking lot. five minutes later wynetta wright's saturn vue is seen leaving as well. wright's vehicle with her baby dead inside was found in this parking lot two days later 1/4- mile away. wright was found dead in the woods about 100 feet from the picnic table shot once in the head. richmond phillips initiall

. >>> d.c.'s attorney general has filed a million dollar lawsuit against councilman harry thomas jr. the civil suit accuses thomas of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in illegal donations through his nonprofit organization. thomas denies the accusations. his attorney emphasizes these are just allegations and not true findings. >>> a school's athletic fields are at the center of a lawsuit in arlington county. the county rejected a request by the washington archdiocese to install lights in bishop o'connell high school. now, the archdiocese is suing since the county allowed lights at other high schools closer to residential areas, denying o'connell's request for lights was discriminatory. >> it is time for the latest your money report this morning. >> jessica doyle is here with today's headlines. it seems as if wall street can't figure out which way is up. >> not so good. we have the losing streak continuing, the markets have been down for five weeks in a row. four sessions in a row and to

the d.c. attorney general is accusing thomas of taking money that was donated to a charity that he runs and spending it. the suit accuses the ward 5 council member of using that money on a luxury vehicle as well as travel expenses and a vacation home. the attorney general is seeking a judgment of over $1 million. he wants the case handed over to the u.s. attorney general. >>> today marks the deadliest day for americans in iraq since 2009. five u.s. troops were killed in an attack in baghdad. joel brown has more. >> reporter: five american service members were killed in eastern baghdad this morning. security officials say rockets slammed into a joint u.s.-iraqi base where americans were working as advisers. it is the single largest loss of life for the u.s. military in iraq in the past two years. monday's blast was one of seven across iraq. west of baghdad in ramadi, the home of a police officer was destroyed by a bomb. at least four people were killed. and in tikrit saddam hussein's hometown,

d.c., 96. even philadelphia will be up there in the mid to upper 90s while we begin to cool it off around denver and minneapolis. if you're watching us on wrc tv in connection 4 washington, d.c., see stampes and other artifacts that document the american experience from historical subjects to popular culture at the national postage museum. that's your "early today" event of the day. >> wow. i'm glad i didn't get that one. bill, thanks so much. >> so proud of myself. >> i am proud of you. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. right now, no one in the world is more in demand than lady gaga. last night, fashion designers presented her with the 2011 fashion icon award. earlier monday, the u.s. ambassador to italy announced that she will participate in europe's annual gay pride parade held this year in rome. >>> cameron diaz said rumors of a breakup between her and slug er alex rodriguez are not true. >>> in lloyd's of london has gone to court claiming it owes michael j

brown is expected to testify before a d.c. council committee investigating the gray administration's hiring practices. news 4's derrick ward is live outside the wilson building downtown to break it down for us. derrick, good morning. >> reporter: well, this is pretty much in the rear-view mirror for us. this controversy has endured. today a major development. it took some court intervention to get brown, the man at the center of this controversy, to testify. now, this election controversy is also involving federal investigators and congressional oversight committee. attorneys are also looking into this. they are looking into allegations that he was promised a job and paid by the gray campaign to keep up his attacks on gray's other opponent, then mayor adrian fenty during the last election. he was also a candidate in that election were he had been indeed given a six-figure position in the gray administration and summarily fired after his allegations became known. but it did open up a can of worms involving the gray administrati

fired d.c.orker sulaimon brown came to the council hearing with money orders which he said proved his allegations that he was paid to make verbal attacks against then mayor adrian fenty during the last election. brown says that he didn't have to to much to prove his case. he had the five money orders, copies of them and he says that there is dna evidence on envelopes that he claimed were stuffed with cash given to him by some of vincent gray's campaign workers. >> mr. brown on july 15th being had a 10-manhunt conversation with lorain green. do you remember that conversation. >> mr. catania, you are a witness. >> again, you are delusional. i think i would know if i were asked by anyone to participate or answer any questions in this. >> the fact that you may think something is the case, there is a good deal going -- >> testified under oath that you said it would be an issue at this confirmation hearing and he said that when he was terminating me and that make you a witness. >> mr. catania has put

. >>> a d.c. council member denies allegations that he took hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayer money. >> having to stand here, i was not going to settle on something i did not do. >> the d.c. attorney general's office has filed a civil lawsuit against council member harry thomason jr.. they claim, is used money that was meant for you to place all programs on travel, golf outings, and a luxury suv. the spifbi is also investigating.

. >>> d.c. police are looking for a man who robbed several men in the dupont circle and logan's neighborhoods. he finds his victims on line, the gay thief. he has worked adamforadam another website, four years. >> you put yourself in those situations and open yourself up to that kind of illegal opportunity. >> brian betts the middle school principal killed last year apparently met his killer on the that website. >>> serious questions about the safety of discount bus lines in general after the crash. several companies have had their safety records reviewed. the federal motor carrier safety administration gave all of them a satisfactory rating. despite the passing grades many companies still have a history of violations. >>> wild weather causing problems in parts of the u.s. including eastern arizona. windy conditions, dry lightning are fuelling a wildfire that has grown to 360 square miles the third largest wildfire in arizona history. the fire is threatening sounds and prompting evacuation's. >>

they will never willingly give up an ounce of power in washington, d.c. until the american people stand up and demand that we adopt a. reform never will they do that. [applause] this administration may get up and mouth words about job creation but they clearly consider enterprise a dirty word. they think the fruits of our labour needs to be spread around. the word i like to use from their courted ideology is to be redistributed. [laughter] this and was overreaching by the federal government is what motivated me to write "the bookfed up" last year. it is a discussion centered around us -- 10th amendment. the key phrase is power is not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by the state's. it is not reserved to the states respectively or to the people. [applause] it is sample. it is elegance. it is to the point. the framers of our constitution knew all too well what happens, distance too powerful government's hold sway over a nation. that is why they decentralize power out of washington, d.c. into the hands of the states. when sta

s fire chief. >>> tonight d.c. police are looking for the motive of a local football recruiter gunned down right outside mckinly high school in northeast. it may have stemmed from a fight over a woman. darcy spencer is live outside the school with the latest on that. darcy? >> craig, we were able to speak to the victim's mother late this afternoon and she said that he is the father of four children, also an ex marine. you would also find him here at mckinly tech high school here on the football field many a night because he is associated with d.c. falcons. it is a sem fie professional team that plays here at the school but but it was here in the parking lot of the high school friday night about 8:30 where he lost his life. i'm told a girl's flag football team was on the field when the shooting happened. this is video of the victim. he was 36 years old. his name was ralph thomas. he lived in temple hills in prince korj george's county. tom yeah mother says he used to coach football with thomas's father. those with t

the d.c. attorney general filed a lawsuit claiming war 5 council member used his nonprofit organization as a personal bank account. according to the suit he secretly diverted $300,000 in district money meant for youth baseball programs and spent much of the cash playing golf at pebble beach and los angeles. he bought his $60,000 audi suv. the district is suing for $1 million to recoup the money. he said he will fight the lawsuit and will not settle. >> i think my integrity is more important. not just for the public i serve. i'm thinking about my children first and my family legacy first. i think about what made me who i am today. that's what i'm fighting today. and that's what i will continue to fight for because that's the message i will send to anyone. i have always done what i was supposed to do on behalf of those i served. >> part of the money went to a nonprofit organization called team thomas. council members are required to file yearly disclosures of the gifts. thomas did not file any r

now d.c. delegate eleanor know -- eleanor holmes norton said she reached out to the producers of "so you think you can dance" for a national dance day on the mall. it would allow for a flash maag dance as long as a permit is issued. right now it is illegal for people to dance at memorial sites. >>> an academy award-plans to join va's governor this afternoon to launch a campaign to feed hungry children. jeff bridges will be at our crop alimentary in arlington to kick off "no hungry kid" effort to connect low income students with federal food and egyptian programs during the school year and the summer. >>> a familiar face is joining abc news. katie couric, one time anchor of "the today show" and "cd news -- "cbs news" and hometown girl will host her new talk show and said she is looking forward to learn new challenge. >> hopefully there will be an appetite for smart conversation for fun discussions, for all sorts of different things there that is what i hope to bring to the table. >> her new day

d.c. was second for the top. one of the things that d.c. offers is a high income.t has one of the highest income levels, $85,000 household income. but when you add in cost of livi living, it gives you great value for the dollar. it was the second best place to live conditioned by cost of living. those factors make it a very interesting place and why people are moving there in droves. >> one of the place that is a lot of people would like to live is an miami beach. that's a place that's taken a big hit in housing prices. but it's made great headway digging themselves out of that mess. what have they done to stimulate the economy rand improve things? >> one of the things we found is places that have a little bit more rental -- the u.s. has a 65% rate of homeownership. when it gets down to about 55%, as it is in new york, in the city of d.c., in san francisco, you get a little more flexibility. what's happened in miami is they've taken all the vacant blackened condos, they turned them into rentals. here's what miami beach did. the city community development corporatio

named by the d.c. attorney general monday in a stinging report that accuses thomas of converting $300,000 of government funds and grants to his own personal use. >> i am now going to move to close this meeting. >> reporter: council chairman brown had to take a formal vote to kick out the reporters. after a private hour meeting, brown said he would announce a decision wednesday. sources say a majority of embarrassed council members want thomas to step aside from the economic development committee voluntarily. but indicate they'll vote to remove him if he doesn't, fearing the council will suffer harm. >> what did you say in there? >> i'm not going to speak to it. >> thomas tells other members he's reluctant to step aside. he declined to talk to reporters as he left. the d.c. attorney general filed an unusual civil suit against thomas. he's seeking to reclaim $1 million in lost city money and penalties from the council member. very embarrassing for the council members who are worried about this. that's wh

otherwise it will be 3:00 in the morning. 73 inwoodbridge, washington d.c. at lowell school. 90 degrees the official high at reagan and national airport today. the record high was 983 years ago. that is the ballpark will be at tomorrow. year, we have hit degree mark five times. was eight times. the record was 67 days, and i do know for sure, but my hunch that we will probably get again this summer. the way it is looking. pollen is moderate. at the midnight hour, 77 degrees at make -- regan national airport. gaithersburg. it is 90 degrees in minneapolis, 86 degrees in omaha. this he is letting east war. -- this heat is sliding eastward. foray is the better choice showers and thunderstorms as a approaches the afternoon and in the evening. we also have a chance of showers and storms. 88 midday. when you get the high range, the temperatures, and down it will go a bit. see it somewhere near a high of 98 tomorrow. there are the next seven days. we will get more regular june whether. we will get more regul[ male announcer ] washington, d.c. a landmark of liberty an

d.c. my oralton, is scheduled to before the washington, d.c. council tomorrow.e claims that money orders were him by the grace and campaign to attack the than fenty, promising -- job if he won at the election. >> seeing where we were last week, this is your chance to really adjust. is a fairly nice day. as you have outside, it is also nice outside. nothing but clear skies. finally, west of washington, d.c., showers and thunderstorms develop. to 82 degrees was the high. 73 ed reagan national. wind coming up from the south, degrees in annapolis. 70 degrees in alexandria. temperaturea high today. temperatures are cool in over past hour or so. 70 out in fredericksburg. this is what it looked like afternoon hours when sun came out. showers and thunderstorms, northern partthe bay, movingpeake self without having impact on the metro area. high temperatures are going to mild for the overnight. 60's with high pressure moving off of the coast. morris humid air, look at these the south ando west of us. well into the '90s earlier today. 70 degrees.els, that is when it start

d.c. council member harry thomas jr. owes taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars, money the attorney said thomas used for his person >> we're interested in getting back every penny of the district's money, the taxpayer money that was wrongfully taken, put it back into the general treasury for the use of the district. >> reporter: court documents claim in 2007, the city council had earmarked $400,000 for youth baseball. a thomas persuaded the truck seized and given the money to the langston 21st century foundation which in turn diverted $316,000 to thomas' two corporations. one for-profit and the other not-for-profit called team thomas. the ag said thomas used the money for golf vacations to las vegas and pebble beach, wrote checks to cash for which there are no receipts, put out a brochure for his constituents outlining the public service and bought a luxury suv. it's in his name and cost more than $58,000. >> the cashier's check was made out to fisher audi. mr. thomas delivered that c

reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> new this morning the president of syria blaming armed gangs for the violence that has gripped syria. in a speech today president also blamed a foreign conspiracy for the political unrest there. he says syria has to solve its own problems. the opposition says more than 1400 syrians have been killed. 10,000 have been detained by government forces. the protestors want assad to step down after 40 40 years in power. >>> european finances decided to delay the bailout money to greece. meeting in reduction inburg say they do expect to give greece the next installment in july. >>> in just an hour from right now week five of the casey anthony murder trial begins in orlando. casey anthony is the mother accused of killing her young daughter caylee in 2008. there she is in the courtroom. on saturday a forensic pathologist went against the prosecution and said duct tape found at the murder scene was not used to strapping led little caylee. they say it's the fir

now former secretary of state condoleezza rice was in d.c. today speaking at the center for strategic and international studies about global development led by the united states and it wasn't just her presence a left a few people scratching their heads it was also the company who sponsored the event on one of the largest oil companies in the world chevron puts money behind former u.s. leaders is the message of global development really that believable christine for a cell has the story. it was billed as an initiative to promote the leadership of the united states to develop economically communities around the world. and featured former secretary of state consul lisa writes partnering with chevron one of the largest oil companies in the world we can help countries to begin to build infrastructure back can attract and properly use private investment and business development which then produces the jobs or its people while the launch was short on details there were many references to the important role the u.s. had to play in improving welfare a

police shoot a man overnight at hains point in d.c.have new information this hour. >>> new york congressman anthony wiener is not going to resign but he does admit that he lied about sending lewd pictures over twitter. i'm doug luzader in washington. we'll have more on that coming up. >>> before that, also two scandals rocking d.c. one involving a councilman accused of using public money for personal use. the other a pay for play scandal heating up as former mayor candidate sulaiman brown testifies underage. the latest on both underage -- under oath. good morning, i'm steve chenevey. >> and i'm allison seymour. and we say good morning to tony perkins who has news of a hot forecast. >> we could see thunderstorms later on today. and warmer conditions today. hot conditions tomorrow. and the next day. and we'll take a look at hd radar. this is an area of intense storminess. take a look at this. well off to the north and west, it's moving slowly across the great lakes, out of canada, across the lakes into the u.s. now. western portions of n

a d.c. police officer is charged in the murder of a 20-year-old randallstown woman. he may also be the girl's father. she and her daughter were last seen in baltimore county. prosecutors said that the officer shot the woman and left her in the park and hid her car with the baby alive inside. she then, likely died of heat exhaustion. >> i want him to get the death penalty. >> reporter: the family called phillips a monster and trash. the judge denied him bail. >> i think that everyone in the community, we absolutely share their pain and we look forward to prosecuting the case. >> we look forward to prosecuting the case and seeking justice for the family. >> reporter: he faces a first degree murder charge in the death of the woman. yesterday would have been the baby's first birthday. >> phillips is married with an 8-year-old daughter. >>> a hurtle cleared for those hopeing to get the instate tuition for some immigrants. maryland is among 12 states wanting to grant similar rates to illegal immig

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>> and talking about your event tomorrow for establishing d.c.'s home rule and with all the things going on downtown, don't all of those undermean your efforts to get some independence for our city? we're pleased, the national organizations who have members of the house and senate to vote and a track record, getting them to vote their way on their issues. coming together with us and a press conference, we say don't tread on d.c. the signs you feel all around d.c. and they're going be -- using their national networks. to make sure that the districts right to govern itself and use the own local funds is the same as their rights and see we feel a lot better than we did when the mayor and city councilman had to get arrested after the fact that this time everybody is being proactive and we're going to say a lot of help from people who will be able to get to people who members need to respond to their own constituents. >> right job, and the problems that are facing the mayor, kwame brown, harry thomas and all of those scandals, do they undermen your eff

. >>> sulaimon drown finally testified before the d.c. council yesterday. he said he was paid off by then council chairman vincent gray and two campaign workers for verbally attacking then mayor adrian fenty. he even presented the council with money orders to prove there were payments. the meeting got pretty heated at times when he frequently interrupted council members. mayor gray and his campaign staff deny the allegations. >>> there is a new apple service called icloud. steve jobs made the announcement yesterday. >> reporter: it is that time of year again, apple's annual worldwide developers conference. apple is not revealing a new iphone. apple it is taking a different focus this year and in his first public appearance since taking medical leave, steve jobs focused on what he refers to as the sole of the company's product, software. >> if the hardware is the brain and sinew of our products, the software in them is their soul and today we are going to talk about software. >> reporter: during today's announcement. apple showcased its new service for hosti

d.c. was second for the top. one of the things d.c. offers is a high income.of the highest income levels, 80,000 high income levels, but it gives you great level for the dollar. it was the second best place to live for cost of living. i think all those factors make it a very interesting place and why people are moving there in droves. >> one of the places people would like to live it miami beach. that place has taken a big, big hit in housing prices, but you pointed out in a blog it's made a lot of headway digging themselves out that far mess. what did they do to stimulate the economy and improve things? >> something we've found, areas that have a little bit of rental, when it gets down to about 55% as it is in new york, the city of d.c. and san francisco, you get a little more flexibility. what happened in miami is they took all those vacant condos and they turned them into rentals. here's what miami beach did, which i think other cities can do. they went in and bought two or three of these vacant condos -- not high end, but nice ones -- and they turned them